Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TNT Crane & Rigging INC., 8900 Six Pines Drive, SHENANDOAH, TEXAS 77380
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was standing next to the outrigger beam of a crane. The beam retracted and pulled the employee's hand in-between two pieces of metal, resulting in amputation of the right ring fingertip.
On April 5, 2024, at around 8:45 PM, a 100-ton crane was being towed when the crane's brakes overheated and caught fire. While putting out the fire, a tire caught fire and exploded. Shrapnel and debris struck an employee's right leg resulting in lacerations and avulsions to the leg. They also sustained contusions to their left foot.
An employee was assisting with disassembling a 500-ton crane. The injured employee was pushing an outrigger while another employee pulled from the other side to stow the base of the outrigger. The injured employee's left ring finger became caught in the rail system, requiring surgical amputation at the first knuckle.
An employee had just mounted the all-terrain crane deck using the installed stairway and was egressing across the crane deck to enter the operator's cab when they lost footing and fell off the upper cab's walkway. The employee fell down and away from the crane approximately 6 feet to the ground. The employee sustained an L1 vertebra fracture.
An employee was standing on the deck of a 4-foot float trailer helping a crew member remove pins to swing the jib on a crane. The employee fell off the float trailer and struck the ground below, resulting in a compound fracture to their left ankle.
An employee was rigging four sets of pipe from around 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. The employee then began to feel ill. The employee sustained heat stress and kidney failure.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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